WESO
WESO (970 AM; "Emmanuel Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic radio format, simulcasting sister station WNEB in Worcester. Established in 1955, the station is licensed to serve Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States. WESO is owned by Emmanuel Communications, Inc.[3]
Broadcast area | South County |
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Frequency | 970 kHz |
Branding | Emmanuel Radio 970 AM |
Programming | |
Format | Catholic radio |
Affiliations | EWTN Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Emmanuel Communications, Inc. |
WNEB | |
History | |
First air date | March 20, 1955[1] |
Call sign meaning | Webster-Southbridge[2] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 18309 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts day 21 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°3′59.00″N 71°59′28.00″W |
Translator(s) | 101.1 MHz W266DK (Southbridge) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | 1230radio |
WESO broadcast a country music format as "The Spirit 970" until October 2008, when the station began to simulcast the business talk programming of then-sister station WBNW in Concord. On June 13, 2014, Money Matters Radio, Inc. reached a deal to sell WESO to Emmanuel Communications, Inc., the owner of WNEB. The deal closed on August 29, 2014, at a purchase price of $250,000. Following the sale, WESO was converted to noncommercial operation[4] and began to carry WNEB's "Emmanuel Radio" programming, which includes programming from EWTN Radio.[5]
References
- Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-213. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- "WESO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- Boynton, Donna (June 28, 2014). "Worcester Catholic radio to buy WESO station". Worcester Telegram and Gazette. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
External links
- Official website
- WESO in the FCC AM station database
- WESO on Radio-Locator
- WESO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database